Cloning the Woolly Mammoth

By: Amy and Grayson

What was the Woolly Mammoth?

Prehistoric elephant-like animal

Lived in North America, Asia, and Europe

Went extinct about 10 000 years ago

Siberian Surprise Frozen Woolly

Mammoths have been found buried in permafrost and frozen in ice.

Mammoth Cloning Scientists are trying to put

Mammoth DNA into an elephant cell.

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZ7f-C83X2Y

Possible Actions

Clone a woolly mammoth Create an Ice Age ecosystem Tourist attraction Study the mammoth’s physical and behavioral traits

Societal Implications

Society may be against the cloning of an extinct animal for religious, ethical, and moral reasons.

Global/ Ecological Implications

Bringing back an animal that has been extinct for thousands of years may have substantial effects on the food chain.

If the cloning of the woolly mammoth is successful it will open the door the cloning other extinct animals, and even humans.

Personal Implications

We believe that cloning the woolly mammoth may lead to both good and bad implications.

Perspective A Perspective B Good Scientific

breakthrough Some people will

think it is a cool/ interesting and a learning experience

Some people will want to see a living mammoth

Bad Some people may

think that it is unethical to clone an extinct animal

Some people may disagree due to religious beliefs

Fun Facts About Woolly Mammoths

The woolly mammoths were thought to have gone extinct 4500 years ago.

What we call the Woolly Mammoth was actually a particular species of genus Mammuthus, Mammuthus primigenius.

Some woolly mammoths had 15 foot long tusks!

Woolly Rhinos also existed!

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